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The Best Episodes of Murdoch Mysteries Season 16

Every episode of Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Murdoch Mysteries Season 16!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 1 - Sometimes They Come Back (1)
    7.4/10(245 votes)

    #1 - Sometimes They Come Back (1)

    S16:E1

    Crabtree bails on his marriage plans after a prophecy. Murdoch investigates the bizarre murder of two gravediggers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 2 - Sometimes They Come Back (2)
    7.7/10(225 votes)

    #2 - Sometimes They Come Back (2)

    S16:E2

    Murdoch suspects Hart is lying about her father's death. Brackenreid leads a PI to Watts endangering both their futures.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 3 - The Write Stuff
    8.0/10(233 votes)

    #3 - The Write Stuff

    S16:E3

    When a writer is murdered at a literary event, Rudyard Kipling and Lucy Maud Montgomery come under Murdoch's scrutiny.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 4 - Promising Young Ladies
    7.8/10(224 votes)

    #4 - Promising Young Ladies

    S16:E4

    Murdoch investigates a man's murder outside a burlesque show performed by Crabtree's former paramour Nina Bloom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 5 - Murdoch Rides Easy
    8.1/10(233 votes)

    #5 - Murdoch Rides Easy

    S16:E5

    After a motorbike enthusiast dies, Murdoch’s investigation is aided by mechanics William Harley and Arthur Davidson.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 6 - Clean Hands
    7.5/10(220 votes)

    #6 - Clean Hands

    S16:E6

    While investigating a murder in a tight-lipped Mennonite colony, Murdoch and Ogden don plain clothing and go undercover.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 7 - Murdoch and the Sonic Boom
    7.7/10(209 votes)

    #7 - Murdoch and the Sonic Boom

    S16:E7

    Hours before a clandestine visit by President Taft, Murdoch is entangled by Terrence Meyers in an experiment gone wrong.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 8 - I Still Know What You Did Last Autumn
    7.8/10(214 votes)

    #8 - I Still Know What You Did Last Autumn

    S16:E8

    Murdoch investigates the brutal on-camera murder of an actress during the filming of a movie about the clown killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 9 - Honeymoon in Hampshire
    8.2/10(227 votes)

    #9 - Honeymoon in Hampshire

    S16:E9

    Honeymooning in England, Crabtree and Effie find a dead hotel guest while Murdoch investigates an apparent suicide.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 10 - Dash to Death
    7.5/10(209 votes)

    #10 - Dash to Death

    S16:E10

    As Murdoch investigates the murder of an elite athlete impaled by a javelin, Hart and Arthur plot her father's demise.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 11 - D.O.A.
    7.1/10(260 votes)

    #11 - D.O.A.

    S16:E11

    When the eye witness in Frank Rhodes trial is poisoned and dies, Murdoch soon displays the same symptoms. It is up to Inspector Bracken, Dr. Ogden and the rest of the team to solve who did it and get the antidote before it's too late. Filmed in black and white to celebrate being the 250th episode.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 12 - Porcelain Maiden
    8.1/10(233 votes)

    #12 - Porcelain Maiden

    S16:E12

    Higgins enlists Watts help after he messes up the courier delivery of a horse statue for some very dangerous thugs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 13 - Vengeance Makes the Man
    7.7/10(202 votes)

    #13 - Vengeance Makes the Man

    S16:E13

    Murdoch must prove Brackenreid's innocence when he's framed for murder by a vengeful foe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 14 - Murdoch at the End of the World
    7.9/10(215 votes)

    #14 - Murdoch at the End of the World

    S16:E14

    Murdoch investigates the stabbing death of a doomsayer on the eve of Halley's Comet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 15 - Breaking Ranks
    7.6/10(185 votes)

    #15 - Breaking Ranks

    S16:E15

    Murdoch suspects malfeasance and murder in the apparent drowning of a military recruit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 16 - An Avoidable Hinder
    7.5/10(179 votes)

    #16 - An Avoidable Hinder

    S16:E16

    Murdoch is asked by a former logging camp friend to exonerate him in a decades old murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 17 - Ballad of Gentleman Jones
    7.9/10(193 votes)

    #17 - Ballad of Gentleman Jones

    S16:E17

    Murdoch suspects a sequential killer is targeting hobos and enlists Watts to go undercover at a hobo camp with Crabtree.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Naben Ruthnum

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  18. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 18 - Virtue and Vice
    7.1/10(208 votes)

    #18 - Virtue and Vice

    S16:E18

    Murdoch investigates the murder of a respected art dealer who had a sideline selling illegal pornographic drawings.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 19 - Whatever Happened to Abigail Prescott
    7.8/10(180 votes)

    #19 - Whatever Happened to Abigail Prescott

    S16:E19

    To prove Ogden's innocence in the death of an alderman's wife, Murdoch pursues the politician with a vengeance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 20 - Just Desserts
    7.0/10(195 votes)

    #20 - Just Desserts

    S16:E20

    Nearly exonerated, Ogden is implicated in the warden's murder. Murdoch delves into the death of a fraternity pledge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 21 - Murder in F Major
    7.9/10(187 votes)

    #21 - Murder in F Major

    S16:E21

    When the director of Toronto's new symphony is murdered, Murdoch suspects jealous musicians are responsible.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 22 - Scents and Sensibility
    7.9/10(163 votes)

    #22 - Scents and Sensibility

    S16:E22

    When a bride mysteriously collapses and dies before her wedding, Murdoch suspects she was poisoned by her perfume.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 23 - The Long Goodbye (1)
    8.0/10(166 votes)

    #23 - The Long Goodbye (1)

    S16:E23

    Murdoch's investigation of a constable's murder is hampered by interference from Brackenreid's zealous overreplacement.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Murdoch Mysteries Season 16 Episode 24 - The Long Goodbye (2)
    8.0/10(176 votes)

    #24 - The Long Goodbye (2)

    S16:E24

    Disgusted by the new Inspector's tactics, Murdoch resigns and is privately enlisted to find a missing heiress.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 16 Ratings Summary

"Sometimes They Come Back (1)" is the best rated episode of "Murdoch Mysteries" season 16. It scored 7.4/10 based on 245 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/12/2022. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Sometimes They Come Back (2)".